negotiator.boaframework.offeringstrategy.other
Class Random_Offering

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy
      negotiator.boaframework.offeringstrategy.other.Random_Offering

public class Random_Offering
extends OfferingStrategy

This class implements the Simple Agent a.k.a. Zero Intelligence, Random Walker offering strategy. This will choose a bid at random to offer the opponent. This strategy has no straightforward extension of using opponent models.

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy

endNegotiation, helper, negotiationSession, nextBid, omStrategy, opponentModel

Constructor Summary

Random_Offering()
Empty constructor used for reflection.

Method Summary

BidDetails	determineNextBid() Determines the next bid the agent will offer to the opponent
BidDetails	determineOpeningBid() Determines the first bid to be offered by the agent

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy

endSession, getHelper, getNextBid, init, isEndNegotiation, loadData, setNextBid, storeData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Random_Offering

public Random_Offering()

Empty constructor used for reflection. Note this constructor assumes that init is called next.

Method Detail

determineNextBid

public BidDetails determineNextBid()

Description copied from class: OfferingStrategy

Determines the next bid the agent will offer to the opponent

Specified by:

determineNextBid in class OfferingStrategy

Returns:

bid to offer to the opponent.

determineOpeningBid

public BidDetails determineOpeningBid()

Description copied from class: OfferingStrategy

Determines the first bid to be offered by the agent

Specified by:

determineOpeningBid in class OfferingStrategy

Returns:

the opening bid of the agent.